Christmas With the Itsybits. An Advent Calendar Read-Aloud Book

Content

Who has stolen the chocolate from Flo's advent calendar? Where do the scraping noises under Mara's bed come from? Trolls, their neighbor Helgi suspects. Mice, is what Dad fears. Their friend Aylin decides that they need to get to the bottom of this, and so the children lie in wait and marvel when they meet Lina Itsybit – a thumb-sized girl with blue hair. Many pre-Christmas adventures with Lina and her siblings follow all over the house – but shh! All of that needs to remain top secret!

The Author

Nina Blazon, born in 1969, studied Slavic and German Studies and completed an internship in the field of editing. She taught at several universities, wrote copy for an advertising agency for four years, and has been a freelance journalist for daily newspapers and magazines. Since 2003 she has written books for children and teens in the genres of fantasy, historical fiction and mysteries. With her books, Nina Blazon aims to take her readers along on dazzling, exciting journeys from which they return exhilarated and inspired. The author lives and works in Baden-Wurttemberg.

The Illustrator

Laura Bednarski was born in 1992 and studied design with an emphasis on illustration. Recently she moved to Hamburg in order to complete her education with a master at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. Ein Garten für Alle (“A Garden for Everyone”) is her first published picture book.